Hizbul Mujahideen’s top terrorist killed in Srinagar encounter by Indian troops

Nov. 1: Hizbul Muhajideen commander Saifullah Mir was killed in an encounter on the outskirts of Srinagar on Sunday. He was the chief of operations of the region’s largest rebel group, Hizbul Mujahideen, which for decades has spearheaded an armed campaign against the country.

Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Range Vijay Kumar said that the top terrorist was killed in a joint operation launched by Police, CRPF and Army. “This is a huge success for the police and security forces. This is not a small achievement,” Vijay Kumar told reporters at the encounter site.

According to officials, Mir joined the rebels’ ranks in 2014 and took charge of the Hizbul Mujahideen as its top operations commander after Indian troops killed his predecessor Riyaz Naikoo in May.